Jacob Kvasnicka

Position:
Forward
Ht./Wt.:
5-11 / 175
Class:
Freshman
Shoot/Catch:
R
Hometown:
Wayzata, Minn.
High School:
Wayzata HS
Previous Team:
Penticton (WHL)
NHL Rights:
New York Islanders (2025)

PRONUNCIATION

JUNIOR/HIGH SCHOOL
• Spent the 2025-26 season playing for the Penticton Vees in its inaugural season in the Western Hockey League (WHL)
• Closed the year with a team-leading 85 points (35 goals, 50 assists) in 65 appearances and was a plus-32
• His 85 points during the regular season ranked 12th among all WHL skaters thanks to 25 multi-point and six multi-goal performances
• Went on to lead the Vees in playoff scoring behind 15 points (eight goals, seven assists) in 15 postseason outings as the team reached the WHL Western Conference Championship series
• Put up 21 power-play points with 10 goals and 11 assists, while contributing four shorthanded tallies
• Named the WHL's Player of the Month in January after posting 27 points in 13 games, including a point in 12 of the 13 outings and 10 multi-point efforts
• Had a season-long point streak of nine games from Dec. 13 to Jan. 10, totaling 20 points in that span
• Picked up a pair of season-best four-point outings against Seattle (Oct. 4) and Kamloops (Jan. 10)
• Skated two seasons with USA Hockey's National Team Development Program (2023-25)
• Appeared in 66 games with the U18s during the 2024-25 campaign and ranked sixth on the team in scoring, tallying 18 goals and 21 assists for 39 points
• Put together eight multi-point efforts, including a five-point outing in a 6-1 win versus Czechia (Nov. 9)
• Recorded two power-play goals and two shorthanded tallies for the U18s
• Played for Team White in the 2025 Chipotle All-American Game
• Appeared in 30 games with the U17s, tallying eight goals and nine assists for 17 points in 2023-24
• Net a hat trick during a five-point performance at Czechia (Nov. 3), earning U.S. Player of the Game honors, that began a three-game point streak
• Scored three times while on the man advantage, two of which came at the 2023 World U17 Hockey Challenge
• Played 28 games at Wayzata High School in 2022-23 and helped the team reach the Section 6AA championship game
• Led the Trojans in scoring as a freshman behind 11 goals with 34 assists for 45 points thanks to 11 power-play points
• Had a point in 22 of 28 appearances, including 12 multi-point contests
• Tallied 16 points across a season-long, eight-game point streak from Dec. 27 to Jan. 18

INTERNATIONAL
• Skated for Team USA at the 2025 IIHF U18 World Championships in Frisco, Texas
• Finished the event with five points on three goals and two assists across seven appearances
• Scored into an empty net to seal a win over Czechia (Apr. 23) in the tournament's opening contest
• Posted six points in three games with the Americans during the 2024 World U17 Hockey Challenge

PERSONAL
• Son of Jay and Steph Kvasnicka
• Has an older brother, Michael, and two older sisters, Jordyn and Libby
• Drafted in the seventh round of the 2025 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Islanders as the 202nd-overall pick
• Ranked No. 152 among overall skaters in North America by NHL Central Scouting heading into the 2025 draft
• First Gopher in program history to wear the No. 83 sweater